“I Chose to Join EMERGENCY for Constant, Daily Training”
“My work is valuable. You have to be in love with it and be patient and careful. When you love what you do, everything is possible.”
“The Lye Programme Saved My Life”
For a full year after her accident, Aisha had to be fed by her mother from a bottle.
Sierra Leone: Swallowing Lye Is Still One Of The Main Causes Of Admission Of Child Patients At Our Surgical Centre In Goderich.
The Lye Programme now under way at our centre has the twofold aim of treating the chemical’s victims and raising public awareness of the problem.
Sierra Leone: Alie, two-years-old, has already fallen victim to lye.
Alie’s family did not know what to do about his accident. To ease his pain, they gave him palm oil to drink.
We Maintain Our Focus
Afghanistan has been trampled on by war and its recent abandonment by the international community.
We Will Continue to Take Care of Him.
He still struggles to walk: we will now wait for him at the hospital for physiotherapy sessions.
Cornwall Resident Begins Epic 520-Mile Pyrenees Hike for EMERGENCY
Everyone at EMERGENCY UK is cheering on the wonderful Nic Beretta, who has started a two-month, 47 stage, 40,000 metre elevation, 520 mile/840km-long hike through the Pyrenees to raise money for EMERGENCY. Nic is tackling the menacing GR11 trail, one…
A Story That Is All Too Familiar in Afghanistan
J. arrived at our hospital in Kabul around two months ago, together with his two little cousins. All three were injured when a landmine exploded. They were playing when they found a small object. It looked like it was made…
ISHKAR Launch Photography Print Sale for Afghanistan
Our amazing friends at ISHKAR have launched a stunning photography print sale for the third year in a row, with all proceeds going towards EMERGENCY's projects in Afghanistan. 19 internationally-renowned photographers have donated their work, including Steve McCurry, Zahra Khodadadi,…